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I used to live in Hinton Avenue, off Barrack Road. I went to school in Martindale Road initially and then onwards to he Junior School in Cambridge Road leaving in 1961. Mr Such was headmaster, Mrs Wilson was my first teacher ...Read more

A memory of Hounslow by Graeme Pitt

In 1956 when I was 17 years old my brother in law built a sailing boat but neither if us had ever sailed. We took the boat on a trailer to "Kelpie's" yard on the river Ouse at Great Barford near to Bedford and were soon leaning ...Read more

A memory of Bedford by ducatee

I was born in 1940 and my grandparents lived at 10 Queen Alexandra Hospital which was in a row of terraced cottages, just above the main part of the hospital. My grandfather worked there, I think on the nursing side. The ...Read more

A memory of Cosham

We came to live in East Bowling in 1948 (Caryl Road, just a stone's throw from the former Bolling Girls' Grammar School). Trams (soon to be replaced by trolley buses) were still running up and down Wakefield Road. I went to Lorne Street ...Read more

A memory of Bradford by whittingham.barry

I first lived in a little cottage in Jolly Sailors Yard, around 1944. When I was about 3 years old my parents, Fred and Connie Smith, my brother Derek and me, Norman (Bim) Smith moved to Standard House. We had a ...Read more

A memory of Wells-Next-The-Sea by bimbarsmith

I was born at 162 malmesbury road in a house that backed on to the goods yard and shunting yards associated with Stratford railway works..this location provided a battle ground fought over by the Loco drivers maintaining a head of ...Read more

A memory of Canning Town by g.olmit

I remember as a child moving into my parents 1st bought house it was 71 Lynn street west gorton heading onto redgate lane (which is still there today) and stoodley car auctions was built on this area and also there is a scrap yard ...Read more

A memory of Gorton by georgina4dave

My mum Vera Thurgood, eldest of 6 children was born 1914 at 96 Surrey Lane. Grandad James, married to Katherine was a coal merchant with 12 work horses in the back yard. He used to give me rides on them in the yard. The laundry, ...Read more

A memory of Battersea by Penelope Dudley

I remember walking across this bridge every day on my way to school then on through the church yard and through the green.

A memory of Calne in 1973 by Linda Shorman

If I remember correctly the toy shop was owned by "Pardoes". ( not sure if that is the correct spelling). I recall getting an orange tricycle for my 5th birthday and my twin sister got a pram. I recall the ...Read more

A memory of Buckhurst Hill by Peter Avery